Google began feeding news headlines to Twitter this week, but fewer Twitters seem to care about that than say, Oprah or Martha Stewart.
AOL to Buy Back Google Stake, Break Away from Time Warner?
AOL is reportedly buying back a 5% stake owned by Google, and it has a new CEO in Tim Armstrong, formerly of Google. A spinoff from Time Warner is also anticipated.
Will Twitter Replace Google in Search?
Has Google’s model of spidering and indexing web pages in an ordered list become obsolete? Is the old static model of search about to be replaced? Does a real-time online conversation (a la Twitter) make for a more relevant and compelling search experience? These are the questions that I recently posed to a group of search and Internet experts. To say that these guys know their stuff would be a complete understatement. It’s more like these are the professionals that have defined the modern science of search and search marketing. You’ll see what I mean when you read the quotes below.
Google Reaccused Of Lobbying Against Privacy Provisions
Several months ago, Consumer Watchdog asked Google to "cease a rumored lobbying effort aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records." Google responded by calling the claim totally false. Now, Consumer Watchdog’s come back with evidence that Google lobbied for something health-related, and the group’s demanded an explanation.
Google And Microsoft Joining Obama’s Science And Technology Council
Google Adds Advanced Statistics Search Feature
Statistics junkies may soon have to guard themselves against Google addiction. The search giant announced a new search feature this afternoon, and said feature looks set to find and present public data with rather remarkable ease.
UK Gvmt May Take Cues From Wikipedia, Google, MSFT
Parts of the UK government may start to take after some ultra-popular websites and online services if David Cameron has his way. Cameron, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, directed nods toward Wikipedia, Google, and Microsoft in a recent speech.
New Saving and Sharing Features for Google Maps
Google has added features to Google Maps that let you save, annotate, and share directions using My Maps. Users can save driving directions by simply clicking the "save to my maps" link below the directions.
Google Shows Off 2 New Toolbar Labs
Google has introduced two new Google Toolbar Labs features. There is one with "My Location," and a simplified Chinese Toolbar.
"One of the best things about working on the Google Toolbar team is that when someone says ‘Wouldn’t it be great if Toolbar could…,’ our answer is usually ‘Yes! Let’s build it!"’ And then it’s just a question of when," the Toolbar Product Team says.
Google Profiles Go to the SERPs
Google as a social network has been getting a bit more play recently as they have made certain moves like giving users the ability to create vanity URLs for their profiles.
One wild card that Google has that trumps all other social networks is that it is the largest brand on the web. Furthermore, it is the largest search engine.